The New York Times has a wildly swinging forecast needle that's driving everyone insane

The New York Times is capturing readers' anxiety in real time
with each bounce of its wildly swinging election forecast needle.

Before election results started rolling in on Tuesday night, the
forecast gave Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton an 84% chance of
winning the presidency. But as tallies came in showing an
unexpected lead for Republican Donald Trump in key battleground
states,
the live forecast shifted toward Trump.

The real-time needle didn't stay still for long. At times, it
seemed to bounce unpredictably from Trump's side to Clinton's and
back.

The forecast currently puts Trump's chances of winning above 95%.

Readers panicked on Twitter after each dramatic oscillation and
eventually starting venting about the needle itself:

I'm taking a break. The stress of the uncertainty and that damn NYT needle is killing me. #ElectionNight